Talbot County, MD

ZIP 21601

In ZIP 21601, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Easton Utilities meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 163× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Upper Marlboro Plant (52%), mostly lead.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 118,439 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 21601

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsA to B

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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